This bill proposes updates to section 12-121 of the Arizona Revised Statutes regarding the establishment of superior courts in counties. The current law specifies that each county must have at least one elected judge, with additional judges allocated based on population thresholds. The bill modifies the language to clarify that the governor's approval is required for additional judges, replacing the phrase "upon petition by the board of supervisors of such county to the governor and his approval thereof" with "on petition by the board of supervisors of such county to the governor and the governor's approval thereof."

Additionally, the bill updates the language regarding the determination of population for additional judges. It replaces "upon" with "on" in the context of petitions and removes the phrase "his" when referring to the governor, substituting it with "the governor's." Furthermore, it specifies that the determination of the board of supervisors will now reference "the united states census bureau" instead of "the census," while also removing the outdated phrase "of the census." These changes aim to modernize the language and clarify the procedures for appointing additional judges based on population growth.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 12-121